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University of British Columbia

Department

Sociology

Course

SOCI 200

Professor

All

Semester

Winter

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Feb 4 , 2014- Healthcare in Canada
Politics and Health
- Should people be able to pay for health services they need or want?
- health care is a commodity, but it is also a human right
Politics and Health
- Should all people have access to all health services available?
- Yes, how do you pay for this?
- No, who should get what?
- What services should all people have access to?
- Should health care be based on a profit model?
- commodities in a marketplace are generally able to be sold for what the market will
bear
(supply and demand), should this be done in regards to health care?
Universal Access to Health Care
- public healthcare
- Canadians are most proud of their universal health care
- In 1988, only 5% felt the system of healthcare needed changing or was having a problem
- in 2005, 20% felt major changes were needed and 26% felt access had gotten worse
- today, ~30% feel major changes are needed and ~50% felt access had gotten worse
- Universal Health Care
- a healthcare system in which all citizens receive medical services paid for through
taxation
revenues
- Full healthcare in Canada only since 1972
- 1958, legislation passed to provide universal hospital insurance, but not doctor’s fees
- before this, healthcare was literally a commodity that was bought
- in 1961, concern over health care led to the royal commission on health services
- in 1962, Saskatchewan implemented a full healthcare system without federal help
- by 1972, rest of Canadian provinces (Newfoundland was last) and federal
government
implemented a full healthcare system
The Laws Covering Universal Access Are Based on 5 Principles
- Universality
- regardless of age, ethnicity, gender and socio-economic status, everyone is entitled to
receive
comprehensive healthc